Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 62.3% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 43.8% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 90.9% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 43.4% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 9.4% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 1.8% more for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
|
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